Poultry Shell Grit | Appletons

Yes, we recommend giving shell grit to your hens!

We feed out Weston Layer pellets to our laying birds and the soluble calcium levels in this commercial feed are adequate for eggs production with sound shells. However for those birds that are in enclosed runs and do not have access to large areas of free-range we provide shell grit separately. Shell grit has 3 benefits over the soluble limestone they add in the feed.

- The hard shell bits act as teeth in the gizzard to assist in grinding up the feed and aids digestion.
- The intake of calcium from the shells helps strengthen the shell of the chicken eggs.
- Plus trace elements from the sea will be beneficial to their diet

At Appletons we fill a small pot planter (or an old pottery dish with a hole in it) secured by a wire stake in the ground (so the birds don't knock it over!) with our fine shell grit. Don't forget to line it with some weed mat to contain the grit so it does not all wash out!

Available in a 2kg or a 5kg bag.